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I should have had an interview for an academic teaching job today. I pulled out (mini thread). Because we should talk about this shit.
My decision was 90% practical- commuting 2.5 hours each way and/or staying over. Bad enough anyway but also erm pandemic.
My decision was 90% practical- commuting 2.5 hours each way and/or staying over. Bad enough anyway but also erm pandemic.
And it was (of course) a part-time contract, for 9 months. I don& #39;t want to get to 9 months& #39; time (in a pandemic with mass unemployment) and end up in the same position, having also not made enough money to live off. I& #39;m better off working in a shop frankly.
Pandemic aside for a moment, let& #39;s talk about how this is & #39;normal& #39; and how I& #39;m considered & #39;the problem& #39; and how I & #39;Don& #39;t want it enough& #39; for not taking it. Being expected to uproot/commute for a PT fixed-term job that wouldn& #39;t cover my bills. This is messed up.
We know this. Yet every time it comes up, I& #39;m made to feel by academics as if & #39;well if you wanted it enough you would do it& #39; well maybe. But honestly, utterly fuck that attitude, and fuck that system.
Also fuck the attitude of & #39;everything but academic& #39; is failure
Also fuck the attitude of & #39;everything but academic& #39; is failure
Because that& #39;s the attitude I get all the time, as if I& #39;m & #39;waiting& #39; for an academic job to come along like Cinder-fucking-rella (to quote my favourite film) and take me away from & #39;not academic& #39; failure-dom.
Because I also dropped out because I don& #39;t feel good enough for academia. And maybe I& #39;m not. And that& #39;s ok. I& #39;ve had a cry about it now, again. But also it& #39;s not a binary & #39;academic or failure& #39; and you don& #39;t have to sacrifice your whole life for it.
Also, fuck commuting that far for no money no job security in a pandemic. Or any time. End thread.
